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Anyone looking for a postdoc/lab manager/scientist with experience in plant molecular biology and photosynthesis in the West Coast? Or places with direct flights to Seattle?

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Starting a new habit Hi everyone!

Strong winds in Central IL which means, I finally had time to sit and start another habit that I may or may not be able to keep. Please follow along as I work on my science communication skills.

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Early career plant biologists! The deadline for the 2026 ASPB-ECPS 3MT Virtual Competition is Extended!

Applications will close on March 27 at 11:59 PM EST.

Submit your entries here: forms.gle/LiMPS9EQCicr...

Rules and judging criteria: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#PlantBio2026

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Hi! I actually just started my postdoc and I feel like I'm in a rut right now. Would be happy to talk about it with someone who's currently a postdoc who has walked the path before me!

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Probably a reach here but I'm looking for someone (early career maybe) who would be willing to mentor me as I navigate the post-PhD life. I feel lost on a lot of things and would be grateful to bounce ideas and experiences with someone who's been through a couple of years post-PhD. 😭

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To academics out here who still see this, what do you do when you lose the joy of doing science?

If you are a PI or a supervisor, what do you when you see your grad student/postdoc spiral and lose their joy and passion?

Asking for me. πŸ˜…

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Dp you know good science communicators that have a good following on their social media accounts?

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Pallavi Singh Lab is looking for two Postdocs to join our team studying how plants balance carbon, water, and resilience in a changing climate.

PlantPlug PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

REVOLUTION PDRA: vacancies.essex.ac.uk/tlive_webrec...

Deadline: October 15.

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What's your go-to way of doing a lab notebook? Pen and paper? Digital? What apps would you recommend for a lab that just started and needed a system for lab notebooks? Thank you!

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Plant cells are totipotent, meaning individual cells have the potential to develop into a full organism, a property unique to the zygote for animals. However, in most species for most cells, plant cells are not spontaneously totipotent, since they must be treated with specific hormone combinations to unlock their totipotency. Species within the Kalanchoe genus is unique as they spontaneously develop foliar embryos that are fully realized plantlets with shoot and root from notches along the edges of leaves. We speculate that the progenitor cells that give rise to these foliar embryos are totipotent, and we are using single cell techniques to identify & characterize them. In addition to being a fundamental process for plant biology, we foresee unlocking totipotency has many biotechnological applications, such as faciliating genetic transformation and the development of synthetic organs of biomanufacturing.

Please share! I'm looking for a postdoc. The position is to lead one of the following projects: 1) regulation of plant specialized metabolism by cell fate, or 2) foliar embryogenesis in the succulent plant Kalanchoe.

Learn more abt projects: cxli233.github.io/cxLi_lab/res...

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Assistant Professor - Plant Resilience to Climate Change - Department of Plant and Microbial Biology University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

Our department (Berkeley PMB) is hiring an asst. prof. in Plant Resilience to Climate Change! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05049

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Drove to St. Louis for the Plant Science Family Reunion!
@39northstl.bsky.social #STLPlantFam25

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Are you an early career in plant biology? Do you want to get a travel grant to go to Ottawa for #PlantBio2026? Do you have what it takes to present your research in 3 minutes? Sign up for the 3MT interest form.

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Before this #PlantBio2025 thread closes: two exciting opportunities now open for early-career plant scientists.
1. Plantae Fellows program, apply by Aug 31 plantae.org/2026fellowsa...
2. @theplantcell.bsky.social Assistant Features Editor program, apply by Sep 15.
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Bernard is up bright and early coz he needs to leave for Illinois today. Safe travels to everyone who came to #PlantBio2025! Bernard will see you in Ottawa next year for #PlantBio2026!

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Hi everyone!

We had technical problems with the 3MT voting so we reopened it. lf you go to your swapcard app, you can see it on the notification and also on the Schedule at a Glance part of the Swapcard App.

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Bernard made it to today's plenary! #PlantBio2025.

ECPS has a free headshot booth from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Exhibit Hall. See you there!

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Pinoy representation at #PlantBio2025! Jhon Concepcion presenting phenomic and genomic data integration

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If you are an early career plant biologist interested in submitting a 3MT entry next year, please scan this QR code to sign up on our mailing list.
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We had a fantastic set of finalists for this year's 3MT! I'm very proud of these early career folks! If you see them around, please talk to them about thejr research! #PlantBio2025. @aspbofficial.bsky.social

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Bernard is up bright and early for the Biomechanics session at #PlantBio2025! He's also excited for the 3MT session which will be happening at around 11am today!

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Your 3MT session host is ready. See you at the 3MT session in today's Biomechanics Plenary! The 3MT will start at around 11am! #PlantBio2025 @aspbofficial.bsky.social

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Awesome presentations and great science on the Presidential Plenary! Bernard is very inspired and excited for tomorrow's sessions.

#PlantBio2025

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Mechanisms and Applications of Polyploidy and Hybrid Vigor in Agriculture

Mechanisms and Applications of Polyploidy and Hybrid Vigor in Agriculture

Next up, Z. (Zengjian) Jeffrey Chen
"Mechanisms and Applications of Polyploidy and Hybrid Vigor in Agriculture"
#PlantBio2025
Talking about their Big, Beautiful Data πŸ˜‰

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Congratulations, @kcox-bioguy.bsky.social!

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A person stands on a stage behind a podium and speaking into a microphone. To the left is a large screen showing a collage of photos of people.

Plenary Speaker Danielle Ignace takes the audience on a journey considering how diverse experiences will mentor future generations faced with solving complex environmental problems. #PlantBio2025

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Plenary Speaker Dawn Nagel outlines the work being done in her lab at the University of California-Riverside to dissect molecular mechanisms modulated by time of day in response to heat stress responses #plantscience #PlantBio2025

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